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Evening Shade

Evening Shade

YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND LAUGHTER... IN A PLACE CALLED EVENING SHADE!

created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

1990 4 seasons 100 eps≈ 50h totalEndedCBSComedy

Evening Shade is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his former team because he is a fan. The general theme of the show is the appeal of small town life. Episodes ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis summing up the events of the episode, always closing with "... in a place called Evening Shade." The show's final episode saw the guest appearances of Willie Nelson and Buzz Aldrin as escaped convicts on the run from authorities, the final scene being a spectacular shoot-out reminiscent of the final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The opening segment included clips from around Arkansas, including the famous McClard's Bar-be-que, which is situated on Albert Pike Blvd. and South Patterson St. in Hot Springs National Park.

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Synopsis

Evening Shade is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his former team because he is a fan. The general theme of the show is the appeal of small town life. Episodes ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis summing up the events of the episode, always closing with "... in a place called Evening Shade." The show's final episode saw the guest appearances of Willie Nelson and Buzz Aldrin as escaped convicts on the run from authorities, the final scene being a spectacular shoot-out reminiscent of the final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The opening segment included clips from around Arkansas, including the famous McClard's Bar-be-que, which is situated on Albert Pike Blvd. and South Patterson St. in Hot Springs National Park.

The vibe

american footballsmall townarkansasamerican football coachhigh schoolhigh school sportssitcom

Cast

Burt ReynoldsBurt ReynoldsWood NewtonMarilu HennerMarilu HennerAva Evans NewtonHal HolbrookHal HolbrookEvan EvansCharles DurningCharles DurningHarlan ElldridgeAnn WedgeworthAnn WedgeworthMerleen ElldridgeMichael JeterMichael JeterHerman StilesJay R. FergusonJay R. FergusonTaylor NewtonOssie DavisOssie DavisPonder BlueCandace HutsonCandace HutsonMolly NewtonElizabeth AshleyElizabeth AshleyFreida EvansJacob ParkerWill Newton

Creator

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Network

CBS

Status

Ended

Seasons

4

Episodes

100

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

≈ 50h

First aired

1990

Country

United States

Genres

Comedy

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